§ Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty (1) how many armoured cruisers, protected cruisers, and unprotected cruisers it is possible for Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary to have on 1st April, 1913, 1st April, 1914, and 1st April, 1915; what are their names; (2) how many torpedo-boat destroyers it is possible for Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary to have on 1st April, 1913, 1st April, 1914, and 1st April, 1915; what are their names; and (3) how many armoured cruisers, protected cruisers, unprotected cruisers and torpedo-boat destroyers it is possible for Great Britain and Germany to have in home waters on 1st April, 1913, 1st April, 1914, and 1st April, 1915; what are their names; how many will be in full commission; and how many will be manned by nucleus crews and skeleton crews?
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§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe Noble Lord will find much of the information he desires in the Dickinson Return, Parliamentary Paper 127 of Session 1912, and also in the current Navy List. I am not prepared at the present time to enter into the detailed and highly speculative comparisons for which the Noble Lord asks, and I do not desire to add to the very full information which is supplied in the regular course to Parliament.